Big Sky basketball race hard to predict

Eastern Washington and Portland State will kick off the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball season Saturday night at Reese Court.

First-year Eagles coach Kirk Earlywine admits to being a bit uncertain about what to expect during this year’s title race.

You can read an unedited version of the short Big Sky preview story that will appear in Thursday morning’s S-R — along with brief summaries on each of the league’s nine teams by clicking on the extended entry line below.